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Markets rally on Mubarak exit
Published 11:23 PM, 11 Feb 2011 Last update 10:28 AM, 13 Feb 2011

NEW YORK - US stocks closed out their second straight week of gains on Friday with a rally sparked after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, easing tension around the region for now.

The S&P's five-month surge, which has taken it up almost 27 per cent, has confounded those calling for a correction, but weak volume recently has been undercutting the unfailingly bullish direction in equities. Only 7.7 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, below last year's daily average of 8.47 billion.

The volume "suggests that maybe we're getting waning interest and a narrowing of the market," said James Gaul, portfolio manager at Boston Advisors LLC in Boston, which manages $US1.7 billion.

Financials led on the back of the reduced uncertainty, rising throughout the trading day. Bank of America Corp gained 1.9 per cent to $US14.77 and the KBW Banks index added 1.8 per cent.

Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF rallied on record volume the news, climbing 4.5 per cent to $US18.60.

Two weeks of anti-government protests in Egypt sparked concerns the unrest could spread across the Middle East, contributing to volatility in markets and commodity prices worldwide.

"If things deteriorated in Egypt that would have created a risk for US markets, especially if the Suez Canal was closed," Gaul said. "We've removed a short-term uncertainty and are seeing a positive reaction as a result."

He added that some uncertainty persisted. Vice President Omar Suleiman said a military council would run Egyptian affairs, but some have questioned the army's appetite for real democracy.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 43.97 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 12,273.26. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 7.28 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 1,329.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 18.99 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 2,809.44.

For the week, the Dow is up 1.5 per cent and both the S&P and Nasdaq are up 1.4 per cent.

Kraft Foods Inc limited gains in the Dow on Friday a day after it cut its 2011 profit growth forecast, sending the stock down 1.4 per cent to $US30.66, the biggest percentage decliner on the blue-chip index.

Shares of mortgage insurers rose after the Obama administration presented options for overhauling the wrecked US housing finance system. It pledged to continue backing existing obligations of government-controlled mortgage finance sources Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

PMI Group shares rose 2.8 per cent to $US3.34 and Radian Group gained 13.4 per cent to $US8.03.

A drought in Northern China has hit 7.7 million hectares of winter wheat growing are as, which, coupled with strong demand, is lifting some agricultural processor stocks, according to optionMonster co-founder Jon Najarian.

Agribusiness Bunge Ltd rose 3.4 per cent to $US71.36 and Archer-Daniels Midland Co gained 2.2 per cent to $US36.22.

Commodities were a weak spot as crude oil prices declined in parallel with a falling-off of worries of possible oil supply problems in the Middle East. March crude futures dropped 1.5 per cent.

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, and Microsoft teamed up to build an iPhone challenger in an attempt to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market.

US-listed shares of Nokia slumped 14 per cent to $US9.36. Dow component Microsoft was 0.9 per cent lower at $US27.25.

Almost three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. More than two stocks rose for every decliner on the Nasdaq.

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